diff --git a/src/App.php b/src/App.php
index 0f2a6a76f8..6573db427c 100644
--- a/src/App.php
+++ b/src/App.php
@@ -146,10 +146,6 @@ class App
 
 		$this->registerErrorHandler();
 
-		/** @var LoggerManager */
-		$loggerManager = $this->container->create(LoggerManager::class);
-		$loggerManager->changeLogChannel(LogChannel::APP);
-
 		$this->requestId = $this->container->create(Request::class)->getRequestId();
 		$this->auth      = $this->container->create(Authentication::class);
 		$this->config    = $this->container->create(IManageConfigValues::class);
@@ -251,9 +247,9 @@ class App
 
 	private function setupContainerForLogger(string $logChannel): void
 	{
-		$this->container->addRule(LoggerInterface::class, [
-			'constructParams' => [$logChannel],
-		]);
+		/** @var LoggerManager */
+		$loggerManager = $this->container->create(LoggerManager::class);
+		$loggerManager->changeLogChannel($logChannel);
 	}
 
 	private function setupLegacyServiceLocator(): void
diff --git a/src/Core/Logger/Factory/LegacyLoggerFactory.php b/src/Core/Logger/Factory/LegacyLoggerFactory.php
index 42103127e3..485f3b09dc 100644
--- a/src/Core/Logger/Factory/LegacyLoggerFactory.php
+++ b/src/Core/Logger/Factory/LegacyLoggerFactory.php
@@ -9,15 +9,29 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Friendica\Core\Logger\Factory;
 
+use Friendica\Core\Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues;
+use Friendica\Core\Hooks\Capability\ICanCreateInstances;
+use Friendica\Util\Profiler;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
-use Psr\Log\LogLevel;
-use Psr\Log\NullLogger;
 
 /**
  * Manager for the core logging instances
  */
 final class LegacyLoggerFactory implements LoggerFactory
 {
+	private ICanCreateInstances $instanceCreator;
+
+	private IManageConfigValues $config;
+
+	private Profiler $profiler;
+
+	public function __construct(ICanCreateInstances $instanceCreator, IManageConfigValues $config, Profiler $profiler)
+	{
+		$this->instanceCreator = $instanceCreator;
+		$this->config          = $config;
+		$this->profiler        = $profiler;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates and returns a PSR-3 Logger instance.
 	 *
@@ -28,6 +42,8 @@ final class LegacyLoggerFactory implements LoggerFactory
 	 */
 	public function createLogger(string $logLevel, string $logChannel): LoggerInterface
 	{
-		return new NullLogger();
+		$factory = new Logger($logChannel);
+
+		return $factory->create($this->instanceCreator, $this->config, $this->profiler);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Core/Logger/LoggerManager.php b/src/Core/Logger/LoggerManager.php
index 35d6de1467..05234dea23 100644
--- a/src/Core/Logger/LoggerManager.php
+++ b/src/Core/Logger/LoggerManager.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace Friendica\Core\Logger;
 
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger\Capability\LogChannel;
+use Friendica\Core\Logger\Factory\LoggerFactory;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger\Type\ProfilerLogger;
 use Friendica\Util\Profiler;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ final class LoggerManager
 
 	private IManageConfigValues $config;
 
+	private LoggerFactory $factory;
+
 	private bool $debug;
 
 	private string $logLevel;
@@ -40,9 +43,10 @@ final class LoggerManager
 
 	private string $logChannel;
 
-	public function __construct(IManageConfigValues $config)
+	public function __construct(IManageConfigValues $config, LoggerFactory $factory)
 	{
-		$this->config = $config;
+		$this->config  = $config;
+		$this->factory = $factory;
 
 		$this->debug      = (bool) $config->get('system', 'debugging') ?? false;
 		$this->logLevel   = (string) $config->get('system', 'loglevel') ?? LogLevel::NOTICE;
@@ -71,11 +75,11 @@ final class LoggerManager
 
 	private function createProfiledLogger(): LoggerInterface
 	{
-		// Always return NullLogger if debug is disabled
+		// Always create NullLogger if debug is disabled
 		if ($this->debug === false) {
 			$logger = new NullLogger();
 		} else {
-			$logger = $this->createLogger($this->logLevel, $this->logChannel);
+			$logger = $this->factory->createLogger($this->logLevel, $this->logChannel);
 		}
 
 		if ($this->profiling === true) {
@@ -86,9 +90,4 @@ final class LoggerManager
 
 		return $logger;
 	}
-
-	private function createLogger(string $logLevel, string $logChannel): LoggerInterface
-	{
-		return new NullLogger();
-	}
 }
diff --git a/static/dependencies.config.php b/static/dependencies.config.php
index d640a7109f..f1c2f4e52e 100644
--- a/static/dependencies.config.php
+++ b/static/dependencies.config.php
@@ -157,18 +157,19 @@ return (function(string $basepath, array $getVars, array $serverVars, array $coo
 			],
 		],
 		\Psr\Log\LoggerInterface::class => [
-			'instanceOf' => \Friendica\Core\Logger\Factory\Logger::class,
-			'call' => [
-				['create', [], Dice::CHAIN_CALL],
-			],
-		],
-		'$LoggerInterface' => [
-			'shared' => false,
 			'instanceOf' => \Friendica\Core\Logger\LoggerManager::class,
 			'call' => [
 				['getLogger', [], Dice::CHAIN_CALL],
 			],
 		],
+		\Friendica\Core\Logger\LoggerManager::class => [
+			'substitutions' => [
+				\Friendica\Core\Logger\Factory\LoggerFactory::class => \Friendica\Core\Logger\Factory\LegacyLoggerFactory::class,
+			],
+		],
+		\Friendica\Core\Logger\Factory\LoggerFactory::class => [
+			'instanceOf' => \Friendica\Core\Logger\Factory\LegacyLoggerFactory::class,
+		],
 		\Friendica\Core\Logger\Type\SyslogLogger::class => [
 			'instanceOf' => \Friendica\Core\Logger\Factory\SyslogLogger::class,
 			'call' => [
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Core/Logger/Factory/LegacyLoggerFactoryTest.php b/tests/Unit/Core/Logger/Factory/LegacyLoggerFactoryTest.php
index d888a66581..9ef920c71f 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Core/Logger/Factory/LegacyLoggerFactoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Core/Logger/Factory/LegacyLoggerFactoryTest.php
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Friendica\Test\Unit\Core\Logger\Factory;
 
+use Friendica\Core\Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues;
+use Friendica\Core\Hooks\Capability\ICanCreateInstances;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger\Capability\LogChannel;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger\Factory\LegacyLoggerFactory;
+use Friendica\Util\Profiler;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use Psr\Log\LogLevel;
@@ -19,7 +22,11 @@ class LegacyLoggerFactoryTest extends TestCase
 {
 	public function testCreateLoggerReturnsPsrLogger(): void
 	{
-		$factory = new LegacyLoggerFactory();
+		$factory = new LegacyLoggerFactory(
+			$this->createStub(ICanCreateInstances::class),
+			$this->createStub(IManageConfigValues::class),
+			$this->createStub(Profiler::class),
+		);
 
 		$this->assertInstanceOf(
 			LoggerInterface::class,
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Core/Logger/LoggerManagerTest.php b/tests/Unit/Core/Logger/LoggerManagerTest.php
index 3fc5ae1abf..81096eee96 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Core/Logger/LoggerManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Core/Logger/LoggerManagerTest.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace Friendica\Test\Unit\Core\Logger;
 
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger\Capability\LogChannel;
+use Friendica\Core\Logger\Factory\LoggerFactory;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger\LoggerManager;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger\Type\ProfilerLogger;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
@@ -25,7 +26,10 @@ class LoggerManagerTest extends TestCase
 		$reflectionProperty->setAccessible(true);
 		$reflectionProperty->setValue(null, null);
 
-		$factory = new LoggerManager($this->createStub(IManageConfigValues::class));
+		$factory = new LoggerManager(
+			$this->createStub(IManageConfigValues::class),
+			$this->createStub(LoggerFactory::class)
+		);
 
 		$this->assertInstanceOf(LoggerInterface::class, $factory->getLogger());
 	}
@@ -36,7 +40,10 @@ class LoggerManagerTest extends TestCase
 		$reflectionProperty->setAccessible(true);
 		$reflectionProperty->setValue(null, null);
 
-		$factory = new LoggerManager($this->createStub(IManageConfigValues::class));
+		$factory = new LoggerManager(
+			$this->createStub(IManageConfigValues::class),
+			$this->createStub(LoggerFactory::class)
+		);
 
 		$this->assertSame($factory->getLogger(), $factory->getLogger());
 	}
@@ -52,7 +59,10 @@ class LoggerManagerTest extends TestCase
 		$reflectionProperty->setAccessible(true);
 		$reflectionProperty->setValue(null, null);
 
-		$factory = new LoggerManager($config);
+		$factory = new LoggerManager(
+			$config,
+			$this->createStub(LoggerFactory::class)
+		);
 
 		$this->assertInstanceOf(NullLogger::class, $factory->getLogger());
 	}
@@ -69,7 +79,10 @@ class LoggerManagerTest extends TestCase
 		$reflectionProperty->setAccessible(true);
 		$reflectionProperty->setValue(null, null);
 
-		$factory = new LoggerManager($config);
+		$factory = new LoggerManager(
+			$config,
+			$this->createStub(LoggerFactory::class)
+		);
 
 		$this->assertInstanceOf(ProfilerLogger::class, $factory->getLogger());
 	}
@@ -86,7 +99,10 @@ class LoggerManagerTest extends TestCase
 		$reflectionProperty->setAccessible(true);
 		$reflectionProperty->setValue(null, null);
 
-		$factory = new LoggerManager($config);
+		$factory = new LoggerManager(
+			$config,
+			$this->createStub(LoggerFactory::class)
+		);
 
 		$logger1 = $factory->getLogger();